On Tuesday 17 November, the Australian Partnership of Religious Organisations is conducting a forum in the Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney, on Building a community where we all belong.
New South Wales
NSW: Newcastle Muslim Association outlines plans for Maitland site
BUCHANAN could host the Hunter’s first purpose-built mosque if a Newcastle Muslim Association proposal revealed on Thursday wins approval. Almost four years after the Association’s plans for a place of worship at Elermore Vale mosque were scuppered in court, the Wallsend-based Islamic group has announced it will seek approval to build a prayer space and small funeral home on a property between Maitland and Kurri Kurri just off the Hunter Expressway.
NSW: Celebrating Nostra Aetate
Nostra aetate (Latin: In our Time) is the Declaration on the Relation of the Church with Non-Christian Religions of the Second Vatican Council. This declaration was placed in effect by the Church 50 years ago, on 28 October. It gave expression to new and authentic relations between the Church and other relgions, and was the precursor to interfaith relations which flourish in this day and age. A celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Nostra Aetate was held at the Great Synagogue, Sydney, on 28 Ocober 2015.
NSW: Jewish Board of Deputies and Child Protection
The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies Task Force on Child Protection conducted a symposium on Child Protection highlighting the issues of Child Protection in all institutional settings in our Jewish community.
NSW – Religions for Peace October Meeting
The October Meeting of Religions for Peace NSW took place at Parliament House (NSW) and was hosted by the Hon. Walt. Secord
NSW: In Abraham’s Footsteps
Respecting the Other’s Religious and Cultural Narrative was the theme of the annual Abrahamic conference in Sydney on 26 August. One hundred and fifty Jewish, Christian and Muslim representatives gathered at Parramatta Mission to hear keynote speaker, Maha Krayem Abdo of the Muslim Women’s Association
NSW: We Are All ONE
Father Rod Bower of Gosford Anglican Church met with the Grand Mufti of Australia. In their press conference, Fr Bower said asked who benefits for the use of divisive, sensationalist language? It is clear who does not; and that is our society.
NSW: Faith and Everyday – World Peace Day
The role of individuals in promoting peace was emphasised by prominent Australian journalist and author Liz Deep-Jones at an event following a service at the Baha’i Temple in Sydney on 20 September.
NSW: Legacy of Abraham shared in One God Symposium
SYDNEY: The enduring legacy of Prophet Abraham (as) was analysed at an interfaith symposium held on Sunday 20 September at the University of Western Sydney, Bankstown campus.
NSW: Baha’i Festival choir uplifts as voices soar into Temple dome
The fluid tones of an Aboriginal language resounded in the Baha’i Temple in Sydney on 6 September 2015 as the Australian Baha’i Choral Festival choir sang a translation of scripture revealed by Baha’u’llah.
NSW: Australian Baha’i Choral Festival
Baha’is from across Australia will be heading to Sydney in September to sing in the acoustically spectacular Baha’i Temple, an Ingleside icon above the city’s northern beaches.
NSW: Religious leaders call for reforms to the management of coal mining
A number of religious groups and leaders have signed an open letter to the New South Wales Premier calling for reforms of how coal mining is managed in the state.
